Awsome Jeff! You'll be able to trhow me few challenges there
. And keep track of my progress. You are definitly one of those i like to talk about footbag with!
-=Kick ass 2010 mini write up=-
Get there really early on friday, like around 1PM. Went directly at Dante's place! I was SOOOOO happy to see Dante again. I seriously feel that he is the footager i'm the most close with... He is kind of a footbag brother for me. So yah, we played bit of Smash bross, chatted, walked in the town. Kingston is a beatiful city. Later that night we went to see greg and cut the sole of dante. He found a nick name for me : Mat ''sole cutter'' Giard. I'm a super sole specialist now haha! Then John came! I'm glad i had time to meet him. So a smiley guy. Super calm. Nice to hang out with! Then we had a sesison. It was me, Dante and Greg. Greg got better since worlds. I like the look of his drifter! They look awsome now! Dante wasn't so much on fire. He had new insole and he was tired. But it's always a blast to play with Dante. On my side i was on fire... I wasn't expecting to play that well. By far my best session of the weekend. On of my best ever. I was glad my hard training show results. Then we get back at dante's place, where all the FAt crew came! It was cool to put faces on modified name
. There are so many players int the toronto area, it's weird that there is no jam there... Whenever they do one, i'll be there. Then we get at Greg place, where people get few beers and good chat. I like how small kingston is.. You can get basically everywhere by walking!
Saturday morning we walked way too much! We walked like 20 minutes to get to a bakery But it was full, so we walked another 20 minutes to get back at the Cafeteria of Queen university. It was 10$, all you can eat. I had a super huge breakfast.. Maybe too big haha. Then we went at the gym! An awsome location. Really warm, but pretty sweet! Thx to Dante for dealing with that! My legs were definitly feeling all the walk of the morning and the shred of friday. So i just sit down for a while before to warm up. Once i started to play i was feeling ok, not more. Then Greg me and Dante decided to run the circle contest. We had 12 registration, wich was perfect because johny had a bye for final. So 3 circle was perfect. We had hard time figuring out the seeding. Adam get the first seed, Eric second and i had 3rd. It was close between Me, Greg and Dante for 3rd seed... So in my pool i had Greg, wich was funny because we were kinda joking about the fact he would kill me in circle the day before. When Greg is on, he can destroy. Seriously... Ducking whirl, spinning blender, pdx blender. All those shit... Then we started the circle. Adam and Erik won their circle. I didn't saw much of it because i was busy to stay warm haha. Then our turn come. Our circle was ME, greg, John and Cassy. Let's talk about Cassy. wtf? She can go ripstein both side O.o. I was soooo impressed by that move.. Like how many girls can hit that?!? His game look good. I hope she keep play! She could become one of the best, for sure. She is so cool too! John asn't play for like a year. So he was in his best shape. He is so cool, i'm sure Dante and Greg would be more then happy to play with him more often! So we did that circle. We all did ok. I guess we could have played better. I won it, and i was happy to make it to final. I'm getting more confident then before in circle contest. I know how i should play it now...
. I like that comp. Then the casual shred keep going on. Guess what... I had my first session with Nick Laroche. You guys should know that both Nick and I live in the same city : Montreal... I keep calling him every week since 6 month to kick with him, but we never managed to have a session. So we had our first session togehter .... in kingston puhaha! Was cool to kcik with him. I really hope he get back in shape to destroy my face
. Please Nick! I kicked with James too. He is more consistent then before, i'm glad about that. He still has the best still in montreal, for sure! Then we all get to the poutinerie for the dinner. Wtf... poutine in kingston? That meal used to be only in quebec few years ago. Now we can find poutine everywhere! It was a pretty good one! After the we get at Greg's palce again where people drink, smoke, and enjoyed life! I'ts always awsome to talk we other footbager at jams! We learn so much. That was also the ''home coming'' of queen's university. It's kinda thi bigeest party of the year in kingston, where everybody get drunk in the street ! But there was like SOOOO MANY COPS! We saw a bus come from tornto, full of cops. So they basically locked the whole area. We didn't manage to get in. It was still crazy to see so many cops... Way to much lol! So we get back at Dante's place for sleeping.
Sunday morning, we get directly at Greg's place. Emily, the Jame's girlfriend, made a HUGE breakfast for everybody. Like for 20 person. Emily is awsome, thx to her for that! James, you are a lucky boy
. It was a good way to start the day before the shred! We also watched few footbag videos : Johny's videos, the worlds video of Sam, a Jorden video. It was a good way to be ready for a good day! So Dante and Greg ahd no room reserved for that day. So we ust played in the hall of the university. But it wass too small and too hot, so we found and empty room where we could open the window. This is where we held final circle. Tha damn Johny didn't want to compet! I tried to brag him in the circle, but there was nothing to do. So it was Erik Chan, Adam Greenwood, me and Dante who took the spot of johny. It was weird. Greg decided their wouldn't be any judge. So we just did the circle. I feel we all played under our level... But it was still really fun; a good exprience! We all had like 1 or 2 good strings... Then greg took a sheet of paper and asked everybody in the room to judge. Results : Me and Erik tied for 1st place, one point ahed Adam... I was really surprised about the results. I feel that Adam played better then I... Anyway, we did that tie break. I was going first, as Erik had an higher seed then I. He beat me. Props Erik, you are so good. Plus you are so nice... I would really love to live close to your house and play with you everyday. Would be awsome! After that few people played, but most of the people where just tired. Johnny played .. He is soo good. PLz Johny, just show up at USO or worlds to get into BAP... It's ridiculous you're ot into BAP. You kill it dude! Thx for the kind word about my game! This is pretty much it, people said bye bye and went back home.
The jam was awsome. I had a really good weekend. Thatnks so much to Dante and Greg for running the whole thing! I can't wait to see you again guys. Our session are always so awsome! Kingston is awsome, and you are awsome. I'm thinking about getting there for few months next year. I'll be done with school, so maybe enojying life there before i start my career could be cool! Who know
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Mat
Oh yah! It will be awsome! Can'T wait to see Greg and Dante again!
